el caso es que: el caso es que están todos bien the important o main thing is that everybody is all right; el caso es que no sé si... the thing is that I don't know whether...; en caso de: en caso de incendio rómpase el cristal in case of fire break glass; en caso de que no pueda asistir... if you are unable to attend...; en caso contrario otherwise; en cualquier caso in any case; en tal caso in such a (frml) o in that case; en todo caso: no estará para mañana, en todo caso para el jueves it won't be done for tomorrow, maybe Thursday; quizá venga, en todo caso dijo que llamaría she might come, in any case she said she'd ring; llegado el caso if it comes to it; según el caso as appropriate; no hay/hubo caso (AmLfam) it is no good o no use/it was no good o no use; no tiene caso — it is absolutely pointless

Ex.Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.

Ex.Enter a judgement and other judicial decisions of a court in a case under the heading for the court.

Ex.A 'case' is a class of documents or organisations in which that problem is found.

Ex.In these instances a reference is not only shorter than an added entry, but removes the need to make multiple added entries.

Ex.The librarian should remember that the literature contains many case histories where failure can be directly traced to neglect of this principle.

Ex.No critics review issues of magazines or the weekly episodes of Crossroads or Coronation Street but women's magazines and these television serials all have readership and viewers numbered in millions.

Ex.Prisoners rely on inadequate legal resources in prison law libraries to prepare legal cases to protect their constitutional rights.

Ex.Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.

el caso es que: el caso es que están todos bien the important o main thing is that everybody is all right; el caso es que no sé si... the thing is that I don't know whether...; en caso de: en caso de incendio rómpase el cristal in case of fire break glass; en caso de que no pueda asistir... if you are unable to attend...; en caso contrario otherwise; en cualquier caso in any case; en tal caso in such a (frml) o in that case; en todo caso: no estará para mañana, en todo caso para el jueves it won't be done for tomorrow, maybe Thursday; quizá venga, en todo caso dijo que llamaría she might come, in any case she said she'd ring; llegado el caso if it comes to it; según el caso as appropriate; no hay/hubo caso (AmLfam) it is no good o no use/it was no good o no use; no tiene caso — it is absolutely pointless

Ex: Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.

Ex: Enter a judgement and other judicial decisions of a court in a case under the heading for the court.

Ex: A 'case' is a class of documents or organisations in which that problem is found.

Ex: In these instances a reference is not only shorter than an added entry, but removes the need to make multiple added entries.

Ex: The librarian should remember that the literature contains many case histories where failure can be directly traced to neglect of this principle.

Ex: No critics review issues of magazines or the weekly episodes of Crossroads or Coronation Street but women's magazines and these television serials all have readership and viewers numbered in millions.

Ex: Prisoners rely on inadequate legal resources in prison law libraries to prepare legal cases to protect their constitutional rights.

Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.

Ex.Of course, the extent to which individual libraries are able to satisfy academic needs for access to material depends partially upon the assiduousness with which it has been collected.

Ex.The age of cited literature appears to be dependent on the growth of the literature, the high percentage of citations to recent papers, and the relative constancy with which particular papers are cited in successive years.

Ex.Conducting research in an academic library which requires more time and tenacity than many people have.

Ex: Of course, the extent to which individual libraries are able to satisfy academic needs for access to material depends partially upon the assiduousness with which it has been collected.

Ex: The age of cited literature appears to be dependent on the growth of the literature, the high percentage of citations to recent papers, and the relative constancy with which particular papers are cited in successive years.

Ex: Conducting research in an academic library which requires more time and tenacity than many people have.

Ex.In order to overcome the limitations of legal advice centres a number of lawyers in the early seventies began to set up law centres in run-down inner-city areas.

Ex.Even the best abstractors and indexers may be subject to sloppy practices and grammatical indiscretions from time to time.

Ex.They will spend time trying to ascribe reasons to the variations whereas the true facts are that the citer was simply sloppy and careless.

Ex.The author discusses current attempts to organize electronic information objects in a world that is messy, volatile and uncontrolled.

Ex.Gloucester has been a rough and tumble fishing community and seaport since the 1600's.

Ex.The work of the Belgian internationalist and documentalist, Paul Otlet (1868-1944) forms an important and neglected part of the history of information.

Ex.The article 'Surprise: Scruffy Students Now Don Glad Rags for Class' reports that high school students throughout the country are dressing up these days and that what is chic varies from region to region.

Ex.He was hired to bring the library up to speed after a period of 2 years when it had been unattended by a librarian.

Ex.Modern tourists lack a classical training, and most of them are bewildered by such unkempt ruins as those that are found in Rome.

Ex.It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.

Ex.Shortly after he began as director, he moved the library from a dingy Carnegie mausoleum to a downtown department store that had become vacant.

Ex.Yet readers would be remiss to rely solely on any single source for handling such sensitive and critical situations.

Ex.Frivolous or thoughtless spending can eat up your income and hence your future savings.

Ex: In order to overcome the limitations of legal advice centres a number of lawyers in the early seventies began to set up law centres in run-down inner-city areas.

Ex: Even the best abstractors and indexers may be subject to sloppy practices and grammatical indiscretions from time to time.

Ex: They will spend time trying to ascribe reasons to the variations whereas the true facts are that the citer was simply sloppy and careless.

Ex: The author discusses current attempts to organize electronic information objects in a world that is messy, volatile and uncontrolled.

Ex: Gloucester has been a rough and tumble fishing community and seaport since the 1600's.

Ex: The work of the Belgian internationalist and documentalist, Paul Otlet (1868-1944) forms an important and neglected part of the history of information.

Ex: The article 'Surprise: Scruffy Students Now Don Glad Rags for Class' reports that high school students throughout the country are dressing up these days and that what is chic varies from region to region.

Ex: He was hired to bring the library up to speed after a period of 2 years when it had been unattended by a librarian.

Ex: Modern tourists lack a classical training, and most of them are bewildered by such unkempt ruins as those that are found in Rome.

Ex: It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.

Ex: Shortly after he began as director, he moved the library from a dingy Carnegie mausoleum to a downtown department store that had become vacant.

Ex: Yet readers would be remiss to rely solely on any single source for handling such sensitive and critical situations.

Ex: Frivolous or thoughtless spending can eat up your income and hence your future savings.

* en apuros = hard-pressed, beleaguered, in deep trouble, in difficulties, if it comes to the crunch, when push comes to shove, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, in deep water, in hot water, in dire straits.

* en aquel entonces = at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, at that time, in the course of events, during the course of events, back then, in those days.

* en cualquier momento = anytime, at any one time, at any point, at any point in time, at any time, at any moment, at any given point, at any moment in time, at any given moment, momentarily, on any given Sunday.

* en el futuro = Número + Tiempo + ahead, down the road, in future, in time(s) to come, at + future date, in (the) years to come, at some future time, in the years to come, in the years ahead, in years to come, at some future point, in the future, for future reference, for the years to come.

* en el otro extremo de la escala = at the other end of the scale, at the other end of the spectrum, at the other extreme.

* en el país de los ciegos el tuerto es el rey = in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king, in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king, in the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

* en este momento = at this point, at this stage, at this juncture, at this time, at this moment in time, right now.

* en este período = in the course of events, during the course of events.

* en este sentido = along these lines, in this connection, in this direction, in this sense, in this vein, in this spirit, in this regard, in this effort, in that spirit, on this score, to that effect.

* en gran medida = broadly, by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, keenly, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a great extent, to a large degree, to a great degree.

* en algún momento= somewhere along the line, sometime, at sometime, at some point, at some point in time, at one time or another.

* en algunos casos= in some cases.

* en algunos grupos= in some quarters.

* en algunos grupos de la población= in some quarters.

* en algunos sectores= in some quarters.

* en algunos sectores de la población= in some quarters.

* en algunos sentidos= in some respects.

* en algunos sitios= in places.

* en alquiler= rented.

* en alta mar= on the open sea, offshore, on the high seas.

* en alza= on the upswing.

* en ambas direcciones= two-way.

* en ambos casos= in either case, in either instance.

* en ángulo= angled.

* en ángulo recto= at right angles.

* en antaño= in olden times, in olden days.

* en antelación= anticipatory.

* en anticipación= anticipatory.

* en años anteriores= in prior years, in years past, in past years.

* en apariencia= apparently, looking, seemingly, on the face of it, on the surface, ostensibly.

* en apenas nada= in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.

* en apoyo a= in support of.

* en apuros= hard-pressed, beleaguered, in deep trouble, in difficulties, if it comes to the crunch, when push comes to shove, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, in deep water, in hot water, in dire straits.

* en aquel entonces= at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, at that time, in the course of events, during the course of events, back then, in those days.

* en aquella época= at the time, at that time, in those days.

* en aquellas ocasiones cuando= on occasions when.

* en aquellos casos= in those cases.

* en aquellos casos en los que= in those cases where.

* en aquellos tiempos= at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, in those days.

* en aquel momento= at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, at that time.

* en cualquier caso= for that matter, in any event, in any case, in either case.

* en cualquier domingo= on any given Sunday.

* en cualquier lugar= everywhere, anywhere.

* en cualquier momento= anytime, at any one time, at any point, at any point in time, at any time, at any moment, at any given point, at any moment in time, at any given moment, momentarily, on any given Sunday.

* en cualquier momento en el futuro= at some stage.

* en cualquier orden= either way round.

* en cualquier otra circunstancia= in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* en cualquier otra parte= anywhere else, everywhere else.

* en cualquier otra situación= in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* en cualquier otro lugar= anywhere else, everywhere else.

* en cualquier otro momento= some other time.

* en cualquier otro sitio= anywhere else.

* en cualquier parte= anywhere, everywhere.

* en cualquier sitio= everywhere, anywhere.

* en cualquier situación= in any given situation.

* en + Cuantificador + aspectos= in + Cuantificador + respects.

* en + Cuantificador + sentidos= in + Cuantificador + respects.

* en cuanto a= as to, in extent of, in regard to, in terms of, in the way of, with regard(s) to, as for, as regards, as to the matter of, in reference to, now as to, moving on to.

* en cuanto a él= as for him.

* en cuanto a ella= as for her.

* en cuanto a ellos= as for them.

* en cuanto a los hechos= factually.

* en cuanto a mí= as for me.

* en cuanto a nosotros= as for us.

* en cuanto a ti= as for you.

* en cuanto a usted= as for you.

* en cuanto a vosotros= as for you.

* en cuanto + nacer= at birth.

* en cuanto que= in that.

* en cuarto lugar= fourthly.

* en cuatro niveles= quadraplaner.

* en cuclicllas= in a squatting position.

* en cuclillas= squat, in a squat position, in a crouching position.

* en cueros= in the buff, in the nod, stark naked.

* en cuestión= at hand, concerned, in hand, individual, at issue, of concern.

* en cuestión de minutos= within minutes, in a matter of minutes.

* en cuestión de segundos= within seconds, in a matter of seconds.

* en cuestión de + Tiempo= in a matter of + Tiempo, within a matter of + Tiempo.

* en el curso normal de los acontecimientos= in the normal run of events, in the normal run of things.

* en el desierto= in the wilderness.

* en el detalle= in detail.

* en el día a día= in the day to day, in the trenches.

* en el dique seco= in dry dock, in the wilderness.

* en el eje= at the core (of).

* en el entorno de= in the realm of.

* en el escenario= on stage.

* en el escenario mundial= on the world stage.

* en el espacio= spatially.

* en el estricto sentido de la palabra= strictly speaking.

* en el estudio= at study, at study.

* en el extranjero= abroad, overseas, offshore.

* en el extremo opuesto= at the far end.

* en el fin de semana= over the weekend, over the weekend, at the weekend.

* en el foco de atención= in the spotlight.

* en el fondo= at heart, deep down, in the back of + Posesivo + mind, in the back of + Posesivo + head, at the back of + Posesivo + head, bottom line, the, in the bottom.

* en el fondo de= at the root of.

* en el futuro= Número + Tiempo + ahead, down the road, in future, in time(s) to come, at + future date, in (the) years to come, at some future time, in the years to come, in the years ahead, in years to come, at some future point, in the future, for future reference, for the years to come.

* en el futuro a largo plazo= in the long-term future.

* en el futuro cercano= in the foreseeable future.

* en el futuro inmediato= in the offing, in the foreseeable future.

* en el futuro lejano= further in the future.

* en el haber de Uno= under + Posesivo + belt.

* en el horario de trabajo= on company time.

* en el horizonte= on the horizon.

* en el hospital= at the bedside.

* en el improbable caso de que= in the unlikely case (that).

* en el instante en que + Subjuntivo= the moment + Verbo.

* en el ínterin= in the interim, in the intervening years, in the intervening period, ad interim.

* en el juego= at play.

* en el lado negativo= on the debit side, on the negative side, on the downside.

* en el lado positivo= on the credit side, on the positive side, on the plus side, on the bright side.

* en ello= therein, thereupon [thereon].

* en el lugar del accidente= at the scene, at the scene of the accident.

* en el lugar de los hechos= at the scene.

* en el mandato= in office.

* en el mando= at the wheel.

* en el mar= at sea.

* en el marco de= within the ambit of, within the bounds of.

* en el más allá= dead and gone.

* en el mayor secreto= a veil of secrecy.

* en el mejor de los casos= at best, at most, ideally, in the best of circumstances, the best case scenario, at the most, at the best of times, at the very best.

* en el mejor momento de Uno= at + Posesivo + (very) best.

* en el mismo centro (de)= plumb in the middle (of).

* en el mismo número de años= in as many years.

* en el mismo orden que= in sync with.

* en el momento= on the spot.

* en el momento actual= in this day and age, at the present time.

* en el momento adecuado= at the right time.

* en el momento de= at the time (that/of).

* en el momento de escribir estas líneas= at the time of writing.

* en el momento de la impresión= at the time of going to print.

* en el momento en que se necesita= at the point-of-need, at the point of use, point of use.

* en el momento en que + Subjuntivo= the moment + Verbo.

* en el momento justo= on cue.

* en el momento más débil de Alguien= at + Posesivo + weakest.

* en el momento oportuno= at the right time, not a moment too soon, not a minute too soon.

* en el momento peor de Alguien= at + Posesivo + weakest.

* en el mundo= on the face of the earth, on the world stage.

* en el mundo antiguo= in antiquity.

* en el mundo entero= all over the world, worldwide [world-wide], all around the world, throughout the world, around the planet, the world over.

* en el mundo que nos rodea= out there.

* en el nivel básico= at grass roots level.

* en el nivel intermedio de= in the middle range of.

* en el nivel medio de= in the middle range of.

* en el norte del estado= upstate.

* en el núcleo= at the core (of).

* en el ocaso= over the hill.

* en el ojo del huracán= in the eye of the storm, in the eye of the hurricane.

* en el orden del día= on the agenda.

* en el origen (de)= in the early days (of).

* en el otro extremo= at the other extreme.

* en el otro extremo de la escala= at the other end of the scale, at the other end of the spectrum, at the other extreme.

* en el país de los ciegos el tuerto es el rey= in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king, in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king, in the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

* en el país de los ciegos el tuerto es el rey= be a case of the blind leading the blind.

* en el pasado= in the past, in past eras, at some point in the past, in years gone by, in days gone by, in former times.

* en el pasado remoto= in the dim and distant past.

* en el peor de los casos= at worst, in the worst of circumstances, at + Posesivo + very worst, the worst case scenario, at + Posesivo + worst, in the worst case.

* en el período penoso de= in the throes of.

* en el período previo a= in the run up to, during the run up to.

* en el piso de abajo= downstairs.

* en el piso de arriba= upstairs.

* en el poder= in office.

* en el primer caso= in the former case.

* en el proceso= in the process.

* en el propio campus universitario= campus-based.

* en el propio cortijo= on-farm.

* en el próximo año= in the year ahead, in the coming year.

* en el puesto de dirección= in the hot seat.

* en el punto álgido de= at the height of.

* en el punto de mira= in the spotlight, in the crosshairs.

* en el que= wherein.

* en el que se puede buscar= searchable.

* en el quinto coño= in the arse of nowhere.

* en el quinto pino= in the arse of nowhere.

* en el quirófano= under the knife.

* en el resto= everywhere else.

* en el resto de= elsewhere.

* en el seguimiento de= in the pursuit of.

* en el segundo caso= in the latter case.

* en el seno de= within, among.

* en el sentido de las agujas del reloj= clockwise.

* en el sentido de que= in the sense that, along the lines that, in that.

* en general= at large, by and large, for the most part, generally, in general, in the main, on balance, on the whole, overall, all in all, broadly, as a whole, generally speaking.

* en germinación= budding.

* en gestación= in the making.

* en grado mínimo= minimally.

* en gran cantidad= prodigiously.

* en grandes cantidades= en masse, in good number, in record numbers, in bulk.

* en grandes números= in record numbers.

* en gran formato= oversize, oversized.

* en gran medida= broadly, by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, keenly, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a great extent, to a large degree, to a great degree.

* Denominación de Productos para las Estadísticas del Comercio Externo de la C= Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE).

◊ Estar denotes a changed condition or state as opposed to identity or nature, which is normally expressed by ser. Estar is also used when the emphasis is on the speaker's perception of things, of their appearance, taste, etc. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in ser 1 cópula 1 to be;

estese tranquilo don't worryestar2 sustantivo masculino (esp AmL) living roomestadosustantivo masculino1Pol state
estado de bienestar, welfare state
2(circunstancia, situación) state, condition: este abrigo está en un estado lamentable, this coat is in a terrible state
no puedes conducir en ese estado, you can't drive in that condition
estado de ánimo/ excepción/guerra/sitio, state of mind/emergency/ war/siege
estado civil, marital status
MilEstado Mayor, staff
♦ Locuciones: estar en estado (de buena esperanza), to be expecting
abogado del Estado, legal representative of the State
razón de Estado, reason of State
estarverbo intransitivo1(existir, hallarse) to be: está al norte, it is to the north
¿estarás en casa?, will you be at home?
no está en ningún lado, it isn't anywhere
estamos aquí para servirle, we are at your service
su pedido aún no está, your order isn't ready yet
2(permanecer) to stay: estos días estoy en casa de mis padres, these days I'm staying at my parents' place
estoy en la oficina de ocho a dos, I'm at the office from eight to two
quiero que estés aquí un minuto, ahora vuelvo, stay here, I'll be right back
3(tener una situación actual determinada: con adjetivo o participio)estaba blanco como la cera, he had turned as white as a sheet
está dormido, he's asleep
está teñida de rubio, her hair's dyed blonde
(con gerundio)está estudiando, he is studying
estaba preparando la comida, I was cooking
(con adverbio)estoy tan lejos, I'm so far away
está muy mal,(enfermo) he is very ill
4(quedar, sentar)el jersey me está pequeño, the sweater is too small for me
5(para indicar precio, grados, fecha) (+ a:fecha) to be: ¿a qué día estamos?, what's the date?
estamos a 1 de Julio, it is the first of July
(: precio) to be at: ¿a cómo/cuánto están las manzanas?, how much are the apples?
están a setenta pesetas el kilo, they're seventy pesetas a kilo
(: grados)en Madrid estamos a cuarenta grados, it's forty degrees in Madrid
♦ Locuciones: ¿estamos?, agreed?
estar a disposición de, to be at the disposal of
estar a la que salta, to be ready to take advantage of an opportunity
estar a las duras y a las maduras, to take the bad with the good
estar al caer, to be just round the corner
estar en baja, to be waning
estar en todo, to be on top of everything
estaría bueno, whatever next
ESTAR CON:(de acuerdo con)estoy con María, I agree with Mary
ESTARDE:estoy de broma, I'm joking
está de camarero, he's working as a waiter
estaba de Dios que las cosas sucedieran así, it was God's will that things turned out this way, está de vacaciones, he's on holiday
me voy a marchar porque está claro que aquí estoy de más, I'm going to go because it's obvious that I'm in the way
ESTAR ENCIMA: su madre siempre está encima de él, his mother is always on top of him
ESTAR PARA: no estamos para bromas, we are in no mood for jokes
esa ropa está para planchar, these clothes are ready to be ironed
cuando estaba para salir, me llamaron, when I was just about to leave, they called me
ESTARPOR: la casa está por construir, the house has still to be built
estuve por decirle lo que pensaba, I was tempted to tell him what I thought
estoy por la igualdad de derechos, I'm for equal rights
ESTAR QUE: está que no puede con su alma, he is exhausted
familiarestá que trina, he's hopping mad
ESTAR TRAS: está tras el ascenso, he is after promotion
estoy tras una blusa blanca, I'm looking for a white blouse
El uso del verbo tostay como traducción de estar en un lugar es incorrecto, a menos que quieras expresar lo contrario de irse o marcharse (no me voy a la playa, estaré en casa todo el verano,I'm not going to the beach, I'm staying at home all summer) o te refieras a alojarse: Estoy en el Palace.I'm staying at the Palace.

Ex.For example, we find in Religion P a systematic schedule 'for specification under any religion, sect, church or religious community' in which C is used to indicate Founder (Buddha PJC, Mohammed PKC and Christ PNB).

Ex: For example, we find in Religion P a systematic schedule 'for specification under any religion, sect, church or religious community' in which C is used to indicate Founder (Buddha PJC, Mohammed PKC and Christ PNB).

neglect — [ni glekt′] vt. [&LT; L neglectus, pp. of negligere, neglegere, not to heed, be regardless of &LT; neg (see NEGATION) + legere, to gather (see LOGIC)] 1. to ignore or disregard [to neglect the advice of others] 2. to fail to care for or attend to … English World dictionary

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neglect — neglectedly, adv. neglectedness, n. neglecter, neglector, n. /ni glekt /, v.t. 1. to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years. 2. to be remiss in the care or treatment of: to … Universalium